The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 23, 2005

`India to blame for rising farm goods prices in Pak'
POTATO prices in Pakistan have trebled in the last two months and Islamabad is blaming India for this. New Delhi is being held responsible for the rise in the prices of onion, tomato and garlic also. The reason for Islamabad blaming New Delhi ... More

RUBBER

Rubber firms up further
SPOT rubber prices firmed up further on Friday. Sheet rubber RSS 4 closed at Rs 67.75 a kg at Kottayam and Rs 68 a kg at Kochi against Rs 67 and 67.50 respectively on Thursday. The covering groups and purchase agents were on their toes to ... More

SUGAR

Balrampur Chini plans another facility for sugar in eastern UP — Announces 60 pc growth in Q1 net
SUGAR major Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd on Friday announced that it would be setting up another integrated sugar complex with a cogeneration power plant and a distillery at Maknapur in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The complex would have a plant with ... More

WATER

Move to divert Pranahita water to Sripada Sagar
THE State Government will initiate steps for the diversion of 160 TMC feet of water from Pranahita River to Sripada Sagar Project Reservoir by July 2006 thereby creating an additional ayacut of about 12 lakh acres. The proposed diversion will ... More

PRECIOUS METALS

Gold gains on yuan revaluation
MUMBAI: International commodity markets generally showed a positive reaction to the long awaited yuan revaluation. Sugar was among the biggest gainers, up 3.6 per cent from the previous day's close. Price gain in gold was somewhat ... More

METALS

Metal sector may benefit from yuan revaluation
FINANCIAL and commodity markets had for long been expecting a revaluation of the Chinese currency (yuan). There was speculation over the timing of the move as also the extent of currency adjustment, with many expecting a 5 per cent ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Down for now
A worker removing coconut shell at an oil mill near Kochi. Coconut oil prices have declined sharply during the last few months despite prices of other edible oils rising. Increasing competition from other oils and suspicion that it could be ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Lanka pepper quality comes under scrutiny
THE quality of pepper being imported from Sri Lanka has come under scrutiny from the trade as the shipments value is far below the current prices in the global market. According to trading sources, Sri Lanka pepper is being imported at ... More

EVENTS

Codissia bets agri fair as `a linkage platform'
THE sixth edition of Codissia's Agri Intex 2005 Fair, slated between August 11 and 16, aims at developing agro entrepreneurs and establishing a link between farmer groups, entrepreneurs and financial institutions. Codissia is planning to ... More

Rural youth in Vizag to be trained in apiculture
THE Visakhapatnam divisional office of the Commissioner for Khadi and Village Industries is undertaking 15-day training courses in bee-keeping and honey extraction for rural youth and women in the villages and also at the extension centre at ... More